yes it is very important because if they didn't then they would not know important facts
Is an educated citizenry necessary to maintain democracy?
Because educated people can understand their rights and duties.
People are elected by voters in a democracy and without an election there is no democracy.
I think it is more important to be educated in proper grammar and word usage. It's their not there. :)
Democracy is based on the priciple of political equality, on recognising that the poorest and the least educated has the same status as the rich and the educated. People are not subjects of a ruler, they are the rulers themselves. even when they make mistakes, they are responsible for their conduct Hence, Democracy enhances the dignity of a citizen.
George Washington wrote that without an educated population that a democracy couldn't work because you need people to understand the issues, discuss them, and be able to read about them. They also need to understand how government works and with those in place a democracy can work. Without an educated population knowing the laws and what rights they have the government is able to do things without the understanding or knowledge of the people. As long as the population is educated the government can't become a dictatorship because someone will know that it is wrong.
Washington wrote to have a democracy we needed an educated population. People need to know how to read and write and to be able to think. An educated person can not be a slave.
People are elected by voters in a democracy and without an election there is no democracy.
The US is a representative democracy, not a direct democracy. The Founders thought that the American people needed to have distance from the policies that would be considered to prevent mob-rule and keep voting among the more educated persons.
If you don't have people who can think for themselves, there is no point in having a democracy. Democracy depends on having people who can think for themselves rather than believing..
it gives people more rights.
It provides a framework for a government so it can work as a democracy.